Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Long term urban population region

Cape Verde
69.99
in 2025
Costa Rica
71.19
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
86th
Costa Rica rank
83rd

Long term urban population region over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 71.19 against 69.99 in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.2.

Across all 102 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 86th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 199 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1600s 0.3885 1.12 0.7361 Costa Rica
1700s 1.17 3.37 2.21 Costa Rica
1710s 1.31 3.8 2.49 Costa Rica
1720s 1.44 4.16 2.72 Costa Rica
1730s 1.57 4.56 2.98 Costa Rica
1740s 1.72 4.99 3.27 Costa Rica
1750s 1.89 5.47 3.58 Costa Rica
1760s 2.07 5.99 3.92 Costa Rica
1770s 2.27 6.56 4.29 Costa Rica
1780s 2.48 7.19 4.7 Costa Rica
1790s 2.72 7.87 5.15 Costa Rica
1800s 2.98 8.62 5.64 Costa Rica
1810s 3.26 9.44 6.18 Costa Rica
1820s 3.57 10.34 6.77 Costa Rica
1830s 3.91 11.32 7.41 Costa Rica
1840s 4.28 12.4 8.12 Costa Rica
1850s 4.69 13.58 8.89 Costa Rica
1860s 5.14 14.88 9.74 Costa Rica
1870s 5.63 16.29 10.67 Costa Rica
1880s 6.16 17.85 11.68 Costa Rica
1890s 6.75 19.55 12.79 Costa Rica
1900s 7.39 21.41 14.01 Costa Rica
1910s 8.1 23.45 15.35 Costa Rica
1920s 8.87 25.68 16.81 Costa Rica
1930s 9.71 28.12 18.41 Costa Rica
1940s 10.64 30.8 20.16 Costa Rica
1950s 13.24 34.1 20.85 Costa Rica
1960s 17.69 35.64 17.95 Costa Rica
1970s 19.85 40.83 20.98 Costa Rica
1980s 30.81 45.79 14.98 Costa Rica
1990s 48.78 55.12 6.34 Costa Rica
2000s 56.99 61.54 4.54 Costa Rica
2010s 63.95 66.56 2.61 Costa Rica
2020s 68.72 70.19 1.47 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 71.19 against 69.99 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
1.2, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for long term urban population region?
Cape Verde ranks 86th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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